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A series of six talks
6-Josiah Wedgwood by J. H. Plumb
Fellow. and Tutor of Christ's College, Cambridge
The name of Wedgwood, the potter, has -through his craft and industry-become a household word throughout the world. But, one of the creators of the Industrial Revolution, he was far more than an industrialist. * His liberalism, humanity and devotion to art,' says Dr. Plumb, ' made him one of the most outstanding yet typical figures of his age.'

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